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Thu Feb 18 19:51:39 +0000 2021

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

.@RepKatiePorter, a single mom, tells @KatyTurNBC that the current Biden-Dem covid relief bill gives more money per child to married couples than single parents. "That makes no sense. There is no discount for being a single parent. If there is please point me to it," she says. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 18, 2021 Hibernated

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Important point. This is the statute that criminalizes migration, which Biden does NOT want to repeal. He says that isn’t necessary to prevent family separation, though Julián Castro and others argue it’s the only way to prevent a future president from doing it. — PolitiTweet.org

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff

This bill would *not* repeal 8 U.S. Code § 1325, the law which Trump's zero tolerance policy used to separate famil… https://t.co/SXW686r2ip

Posted Feb. 18, 2021 Hibernated

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Katie Porter: "What this really illustrates is why it's important to have people with different perspectives in Congress. When I raised this issue, a lot of people's reaction was 'Well, I never thought about it that way.'" She adds she's the "only single parent" in Congress. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 18, 2021 Hibernated

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